Slitherine

Is there any point to these? The are the same cost as undrilled light foot, but do they get any advantages?
Thanks
Sam

they can goose step during your victory parade and it will impress the local peons you have added to your territorial gains.

Its just a historical thing that certain armies drilled their lights that makes no difference to gameplay

None whatsoever but it might do if you are playing your battles as part of a campaign where desertion rates among undrilled troops might be higher for example.

Julian

I believe there is one small difference, but it is so obscure as to make very little difference. That is why they are the same points!

Just included out of completenes I guess.

What's the small difference?

In Battle lines, I think.

And flank marches.

Marc

And what exactly are the differences there?

Good question! I was thinking that an undrilled BG in a Battle line with drilled HF or MF make it undrilled, so an 8 is need in the CMT. As the Battle line is now undrilled and not formed only of skirmishers. But I must confess that the whole thing seems too bizarre. As all the BG forming the BL need only a 7 in the CMT.

As for flank marches, the benefit to drilled troops is that they get a +1 for their straggling test.

Now that I look at it again (see p.144) the +1 goes to drilled or skirmishers. So no benefit to being drilled skirmishers. Meh.

Marc

So still no point to be drilled skirmisher.

Hammy will know, but I believe it is something to do with trying not to pursue a broken enemy.

Told you it was a small difference

dave_r wrote:I believe there is one small difference, but it is so obscure as to make very little difference. That is why they are the same points!

Just included out of completenes I guess.

Can anyone enlighten us?

CMTs for pursuing or stopping it, is the same as straggling: Drilled or Skirmisher. No need to be both.